Do I delight as did Nephi?

2 Nephi 11

Nephi is writing, but Jacob has been talking.  Nephi, Jacob and Isaiah have all seen the Lord.  Nephi’s soul delights in proving the truth of the coming of Christ, the covenants of the Lord, grace, justice, power, and mercy in the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death, aka bondage.

Do I delight as did Nephi?  I am constantly pondering the truths I read and desire that others would just read or listen to them as well.  How could you possibly disbelieve them?  Right?  I delight in my covenants with the Lord.  Every day when I dress, I give thanks for the covenants I’ve made with my Heavenly Father and I feel His love in return.  Every day I marvel at my own deliverance from bondage.  It was a miserable world I had subjected myself to, and through the grace of my Savior, I was rescued.  I wonder how I found the courage to make the changes as I see others close to me struggle to give up their weapons of rebellion.  It’s not an easy thing, yet it seemed very natural to me once I included the Lord in my efforts.

I delight in Heavenly Father’s power – in the power of the Atonement, to rescue those I love from their poor choices.  Yes, it will be hard for them, but when they turn it over to their Savior and do as He has asked, they too will glory and delight in His power to overcome their adversities. 

I delight in His eternal plan.  I know He has a plan for each one of us and it is our task to discover that plan. 

What are my instructions from reading this morning?  I am going to try ever so hard this time through the Isaiah chapters to apply them to me.  I tend to get buried in the words and don’t dig as hard for their meaning.  Maybe I’ll get my book out “Understanding Isaiah” this time.